Remaining fragments of the Leicester
Square Theatre's original auditorium, July 2009

Above - The auditorium of the Leicester Square Theatre in January 1968 - Photo by John D. Sharp from the journal of the Cinema Organ Society, June 1970 - Click to return to the Theatre's main page.

The Leicester Square Theatre's auditorium was radically altered in 1968 when the Theatre's
balcony was removed and the interior was reconstructed by the
architects Arnold Dick Associates, with interior designs by
Cassidy, Farrington and Dennys. The original projection box
and the ceiling of the Theatre were hidden beneath a false ceiling
at this time but still remained in 2009, albeit in a very sorry
state after all those years, see images below.

Click on the thumbnails above to see
some of these remaining fragments and the Theatre's original
fly tower and compare them with the photograph of the auditorium
before the 1968 conversion shown at the top of the page. The stage itself is not
visible in the photos because it was used as part of the lower cinema when
the Theatre was twinned in 1991.

Sadly despite some opposition the Theatre was demolished in 2015 for the construction of an Hotel and Basement Cinema replacement.

Remaining fragment photographs by Matthew
Lloyd on July 15th 2009 with the kind permission of the Odeon
West End